200 MINI owners and enthusiasts in 100 MINI vehicles recently participated in MINIscape 2024, a weekend event which took them from Kuala Lumpur to Penang, with activities along the way to add to the fun.
Organised by MINI Malaysia, the...
Proton has opened its first R&D centre outside Malaysia (although it once had Lotus Engineering in the UK providing R&D services) at Hangzhou Bay in China’s Zhejiang province. Officially known as the PROTON R&D Centre (China), the facility is...
After responding to an earlier issue with the brakes of an OMODA 5, Chery Malaysia has another problem to resolve after an owner named Stephanie reported on her Facebook page (www.facebook.com/snowbunnie) that the rear axle on her OMODA 5...
Stellantis Malaysia has launched the new Peugeot 408 as its first product since beginning operations this year. Assembled locally at Stellantis’ own factory (acquired from the NAZA Group) in Gurun, Kedah, the 408 is available in three versions –...
The Volkswagen Group has had a presence in China for 40 years, with its Volkswagen and Audi brands having been among the first foreign makes to enter the market which had just opened up.
Over the years, the German carmaker...
Like other parts of Malaysia, Putrajaya has a growing number of EV owners and should see this trend continue in coming years. There is therefore a need to ensure that there are enough charging stations available for EV owners.
Recently,...
Since being introduced in 2005, the Tiggo model line from Chery has steadily evolved, with 2016 marking a major shift in design and technology with the Tiggo 7 Pro, followed by the Tiggo 8 Pro two years later. Both...
Even before fully autonomous vehicles (AVs) appear on public roads in noticeable numbers, motorsport competition has started for such vehicles. This weekend, at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, the inaugural ASPIRE Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League (A2RL)...
“Tesla embraces the mission to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy and commits to popularising the use of electric vehicles by implementing price adjustment on selected trims of the Model 3 and the Model Y in Malaysia” is...
With increasingly strict regulations that require reduced exhaust emission levels from motor vehicles, carmakers have no choice but to comply. They might be re-thinking their push towards fully electric vehicles in the short-term but the fact remains that they...
The Japanese carmakers have not been as aggressive in the move towards fully electric vehicles, partly due to their belief that full electrification with pure EVs is not the only way to achieve carbon neutrality in future. They prefer...
The Toyota Yaris, a popular B-segment hatchback in the local market, gets updates for the 2024 model which is now available in a G Limited spec. This new version joins the 1.5E and 1.5G versions which were launched in...
